Conversion and validation of rectal constraints for prostate carcinoma receiving hypofractionated carbon-ion radiotherapy with a local effect model

Abstract Background The study objective was to establish the local effect model (LEM) rectum constraints for 12-, 8-, and 4-fraction carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) in patients with localized prostate carcinoma (PCA) using microdosimetric kinetic model (MKM)-defined and LEM-defined constraints for 16...

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Main Authors: Weiwei Wang, Ping Li, Yinxiangzi Sheng, Zhijie Huang, Jingfang Zhao, Zhengshan Hong, Kambiz Shahnazi, Guo-Liang Jiang, Qing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
MKM
LEM
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-021-01801-w